Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Component: Text

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Component: Text

Functions for working with text.

Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
2.1 / 15.5	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

Item	Details
Text.AddLineNumbers Adds line numbers to text.	All 8.3
Text.AppendTextFile Appends a text file with the given text.	All 2.8
Text.CapitalCase Converts text to capital case letters.	All 5.1
Text.Character Creates a character with given number.	All 5.2
Text.Characters Returns the character codes.	All 5.2
Text.Code Queries the number of a character.	All 5.2
Text.Concat Creates a text with concatenating all the given parameters.	All 11.5
Text.ConcatWithDelimiter Creates a text with concatenating all the given parameters.	All 13.3
Text.ConvertFromTextEncoding Converts text from a text encoding.	All 9.4
Text.ConvertToTextEncoding Converts text into a text encoding.	All 9.4
Text.ConvertUnicodeToCharacterComposition Converts text by applying unicode character normalization.	All 5.2
Text.ConvertUnicodeToCharacterDecomposition Converts text by applying unicode character normalization.	All 5.2
Text.CountWords Counts words.	All 8.1
Text.DecodeBytesFromBase64 Decodes base64 string and encodes it as byte values.	All 3.0
Text.DecodeFromBase64 Decode a base 64 string.	All 3.0
Text.DecodeFromBase64URL Decode a base 64 URL string.	All 7.5
Text.DecodeFromBytes Decode a byte string.	All 3.0
Text.DecodeFromHTML Decodes html text.	All 2.4
Text.DecodeFromHex Decode a hex string.	All 2.4
Text.DecodeFromQuotedPrintable Decodes a string with quoted printable encoding.	All 4.3
Text.DecodeFromURL Decode an URL string.	All 2.6
Text.DecodeFromXML Decodes xml text.	All 4.3
Text.DecodeHexFromBase64 Decodes base64 string and encodes it as hex values.	All 3.0
Text.DecodeIMAPFolderName Decodes text from IMAP UTF-7.	All 9.2
Text.DecodeURLComponent Decodes an URL component.	All 3.1
Text.Deserialize Restores a styled text.	All 5.4
Text.EncodeBytesToBase64 Encodes string with byte values to base 64.	All 3.0
Text.EncodeEmailSubject Encodes an email subject.	All 4.3
Text.EncodeHexToBase64 Encodes hex string to base 64.	All 3.0
Text.EncodeToBase64 Encode a base64 string.	All 3.0
Text.EncodeToBase64URL Encode a base64 URL string.	All 7.5
Text.EncodeToBytes Encode a byte string.	All 3.0
Text.EncodeToHTML Encodes text as html.	All 2.4
Text.EncodeToHex Encode a hex string.	All 2.4
Text.EncodeToQuotedPrintable Returns a string with quoted printable characters.	All 4.3
Text.EncodeToURL Encode an URL string.	All 2.6
Text.EncodeToXML Encodes text as xml.	All 4.3
Text.EncodeURLComponent Encodes an URL component.	All 3.1
Text.FileExtensionToMimeType Finds a mime type for a file extension.	All 5.4
Text.FilterASCII Filters text to ASCII.	All 10.4
Text.FilterSwissQRCode Filters characters for Swiss QR code for payments.	All 14.5
Text.FilterUTF16 Filters text to UTF-16.	All 9.3
Text.FindBetween Searches text for text between the two search strings.	All 3.0
Text.FromStyles Creates styled text from JSON made with Text.Style.	All 11.3
Text.HTMLtoJSON Parses HTML and transforms to JSON.	All 14.4
Text.HTMLtoStyledText Converts HTML to styled text.	All 15.5
Text.IdentifyData Checks file type from the data.	All 14.0
Text.InvalidCharactersForEncoding Looks for invalid characters for an encoding.	All 5.2
Text.JaroWinklerDistance Calculates the string distance.	All 2.9
Text.LeftTrim Trims whitespace on the left side.	All 14.2
Text.Length Query length of text.	All 7.2
Text.LevenshteinDistance Calculates the string distance.	All 2.9
Text.List Creates a list with all the given parameters.	All 11.5
Text.ListWords Split words and list them.	All 8.1
Text.LowerCase Converts text to lower case letters.	All 5.1
Text.MergeFields Merge field and variable names into text.	All 8.5
Text.MimeTypeToFileExtension Returns file extension for given mime type.	All 5.4
Text.RTFToText Parses RTF to styled text.	All 11.3
Text.ReadEMLXFile Reads email text from emlx file.	All 5.3
Text.ReadTextFile Reads a text file.	All 2.4
Text.ReadTextFromContainer Reads content of container value as text.	All 4.4
Text.RedefineEncoding Takes a text in a given encoding and reencodes it with other encoding.	All 5.2
Text.RemoveAccents Returns text without accents.	All 2.1
Text.RemoveAccentsCaseInsensitive Returns text without accents.	All 2.1
Text.RemoveControlCharacters Removes control characters.	All 5.1
Text.RemoveNewLine Removes newline characters from string.	All 2.4
Text.RemovePostfix Removes the postfix from text.	All 6.1
Text.RemovePrefix Removes the prefix from text.	All 6.1
Text.ReplaceAll Find & Replace all occurrences of a text.	All 7.3
Text.ReplaceNewLine Replaces newline characters.	All 2.4
Text.Reverse Reverses the order of characters in the text.	All 12.1
Text.RightTrim Trims whitespace on the right side.	All 14.2
Text.Serialize Serializes styled text as text.	All 5.4
Text.SoundEx Returns soundex string for the given text.	All 2.1
Text.SoundExGerman Returns soundex string for the given text.	All 3.5
Text.SplitByLength Split the text by length and returns a list.	All 15.1
Text.Styles Queries style information as JSON.	All 9.3
Text.TextToHTML Creates HTML text for a given FileMaker formatted styled text.	All 4.3
Text.TextToRTF Creates RTF text for a given FileMaker formatted styled text.	All 2.4
Text.Tidy Performs tidy on XML or HTML.	All 14.4
Text.TidyErrorLog Queries the error log for the last call to the Text.Tidy function.	All 14.4
Text.Trim Trims whitespace on the left and right side.	All 8.2
Text.UpperCase Converts text to upper case letters.	All 5.1
Text.WriteTextFile Writes a text file with the given text.	All 2.4
Text.WriteToContainer Write a text as a FILE in a container.	All 4.4
Text.ZLibCompress Compresses the given data using lib.	All 15.5
Text.ZLibDecompress Decompresses the given data using lib.	All 15.5

87 functions shown.

These functions require a license (68%).

Release notes

Version 16.2
- Improved Text.TextToHTML to better handle closing tags with paragraphs.
Version 16.1
- Improved Text.ReadTextFile and other functions to read files on Windows instead of complaining about file in use.
Version 16.0
- Changed Text.HTMLtoStyledText to add return after DIV element.
- Fixed handling of block elements for Text.HTMLtoStyledText function.
- Fixed Text.HTMLtoStyledText to show DEL tag as strikethrough.
Version 15.5
- Added MarkDown.StyledText using Text.HTMLtoStyledText to convert HTML to styled text.
- Added Text.HTMLtoStyledText function.
- Added Text.ZLibCompress and Text.ZLibDecompress functions.
- Implemented WebView.GetFormattedText for Windows using Text.HTMLtoStyledText internally.
Version 15.3
- Improved Text.RemoveControlCharacters function to also remove BOM character.
Version 15.1
- Added Text.SplitByLength function.
- Improved Text.ReadTextFile to read things from /proc/ folder on Linux.
Version 14.5
- Added Text.FilterSwissQRCode function.
- Updated unicode tables for removing accents for Text.RemoveAccents function.
Version 14.4
- Added Text.Tidy and Text.TidyErrorLog functions to tidy XML and HTML.
- Added Text.HTMLtoJSON function.
Version 14.2
- Added Text.LeftTrim and Text.RightTrim functions.

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